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2020-2021

Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts A10600 Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts (10600) CIP 24.0101

Last updated on Feb. 21, 2020, 4:11 p.m.

The following courses are required for successful completion of the award base program.

First Year Fall:

Take the following courses.

ART-114 Art History Survey I
3.00
ART-121 Two-Dimensional Design
3.00
ART-131 Drawing I
3.00
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry
3.00

Take one of the following math courses.

MAT-143 Quantitative Literacy
3.00
MAT-152 Statistical Methods I
4.00
MAT-171 Precalculus Algebra
4.00

Credits: 15-16

Note:

MAT-143 is recommended.

First Year Spring:

Take the following courses.

ACA-122 College Transfer Success
1.00
ART-115 Art History Survey II
3.00
ART-122 Three-Dimensional Design
3.00
ENG-112 Writing and Research in the Disciplines
3.00

Take one of the following communications/humanities/fine arts courses. Two courses from two different prefixes are required to earn this degree.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
COM-120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
3.00
COM-231 Public Speaking
3.00
DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
3.00
ENG-231 American Literature I
3.00
ENG-232 American Literature II
3.00
ENG-241 British Literature I
3.00
ENG-242 British Literature II
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00

Take 3 semester hour credits from the ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program. ART-135 Figure Drawing I is recommended.

Credits: 16

Second Year Fall:

Take one of the following social/behavioral science courses. Two courses from two different prefixes are required to earn this degree.

ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
3.00
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
3.00
HIS-111 World Civilizations I
3.00
HIS-112 World Civilizations II
3.00
HIS-131 American History I
3.00
HIS-132 American History II
3.00
POL-120 American Government
3.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
3.00

Take one of the following natural sciences sets.

Set One:

AST-111 Descriptive Astronomy
3.00
AST-111A Descriptive Astronomy Lab
1.00

Set Two:

AST-151 General Astronomy I
3.00
AST-151A General Astronomy I Lab
1.00

Set Three:

BIO-110 Principles of Biology
4.00

Set Four:

BIO-111 General Biology I
4.00

Set Five:

CHM-151 General Chemistry I
4.00
Note:

Beginning Fall 2018, CHM 151 has a corequisite of MAT 171; if you select CHM 151 as your natural sciences course, you should select MAT 171 as your Math course or have credit for MAT 171.

Set Six:

PHY-110 Conceptual Physics
3.00
PHY-110A Conceptual Physics Lab
1.00

Take 8 semester hour credits from the ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program. ART-132 Drawing II is recommended as one of these major electives.

Credits: 15

Second Year Spring:

Take one of the following communications and humanities/fine arts courses. This is your second communications and humanities/fine arts requirement. It must not be the same course already taken, and must be from a different prefix than the communications and humanities/fine arts course already taken.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
COM-231 Public Speaking
3.00
ENG-231 American Literature I
3.00
ENG-232 American Literature II
3.00
ENG-241 British Literature I
3.00
ENG-242 British Literature II
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00

Take one of the following social/behavioral sciences courses. This is your second social/behavioral sciences requirement. It must not be the same course already taken, and must be from a different prefix than the social/behavioral sciences course already taken.

ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
3.00
ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
3.00
HIS-111 World Civilizations I
3.00
HIS-112 World Civilizations II
3.00
HIS-131 American History I
3.00
HIS-132 American History II
3.00
POL-120 American Government
3.00
PSY-150 General Psychology
3.00
SOC-210 Introduction to Sociology
3.00

Take 8 semester hour credits from the ELECTIVES course list located at the end of this program.

Credits: 14

ELECTIVES/Other Required Hours:

Take 19 SHC from the following courses. Because one course cannot fulfill two requirements from different areas of the program of study, do not select for your Other Required Hours the course that you selected to fulfill your Communications/Humanities/Fine Arts requirement or your Social/Behavioral Science requirement. WBL-111 does not count toward graduation or in the 60 hour minimum for this degree since it is not a transfer course. Students selecting WBL-111 will be required to complete 20 SHC for Other Required Hours for a minimum of 61 SHC to earn the Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree.

ART-111 Art Appreciation
3.00
ART-117 Non-Western Art History
3.00
ART-132 Drawing II
3.00
ART-135 Figure Drawing I
3.00
ART-171 Digital Design I
3.00
ART-212 Gallery Assistantship I
3.00
ART-214 Portfolio and Resume
1.00
ART-215 Visual Art Portfolio
3.00
ART-231 Printmaking I
3.00
ART-232 Printmaking II
3.00
ART-235 Figure Drawing II
3.00
ART-240 Painting I
3.00
ART-241 Painting II
3.00
ART-244 Watercolor
3.00
ART-261 Photography I
3.00
ART-262 Photography II
3.00
ART-264 Digital Photography I
3.00
ART-265 Digital Photography II
3.00
ART-266 Videography I
3.00
ART-267 Videography II
3.00
ART-275 Introduction to Graphic Design
3.00
ART-281 Sculpture I
3.00
ART-282 Sculpture II
3.00
ART-283 Ceramics I
3.00
ART-284 Ceramics II
3.00
ART-288 Studio
3.00
FRE-111 Elementary French I
3.00
FRE-112 Elementary French II
3.00
MUS-110 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS-112 Introduction to Jazz
3.00
PHI-240 Introduction to Ethics
3.00
SPA-111 Elementary Spanish I
3.00
SPA-112 Elementary Spanish II
3.00
WBL-111 Work-Based Learning I
1.00

Additional Information:

Work-Based Learning (WBL)

WBL-111 does not count toward graduation or in the 60 hour minimum for this degree since it is not a transfer course. Students selecting WBL-111 will be required to complete 20 SHC for Other Required Hours for a minimum of 61 SHC to earn the Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree.

Total Credits To Complete
60-61